Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan
The senators said the plan would aid Vladimir Putin and conflict with U.S. sanctions law, as diesel shipments could exceed 4 million tons.
- On Sunday, a bipartisan group of six senators called for President Donald Trump's administration to "immediately reverse course" on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia.
- President Donald Trump announced Friday he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import more than 300,000 tons of diesel, aiming to lower fuel prices.
- The plan violates legislation Congress passed last month with a 15% exception for Russian energy imports; lawmakers argued the United States should not finance Ukraine's war or provide Putin a "financial lifeline."
- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said on NBC's "Meet the Press" there is "a legitimate case" the president violates the law, while Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., defended it on CBS's "Face the Nation" as leverage against Putin.
- Deliveries include 1 million tons "immediately thereafter" and 3 million tons "within a short period of time," though senators say the administration failed to consult Congress or justify the decision as required by statute.
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Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain
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Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain
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Bipartisan US senators say Trump’s Russian diesel deal conflicts with 2022 ban, as he presses Kyiv to spare Russian refineries
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Murkowski, Collins Join Democrats in Urging Trump to Drop Russian Diesel Deal
Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins joined Democrats and two other Republicans on Sunday to call on President Donald Trump to “reverse course” on his diesel supply deal with Russia. They claimed it runs counter to U.S. law barring imports of energy until Russia ends the war with Ukraine. “Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing Putin’s brutal war against Ukraine,” the se…
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